New Archbishop of Canterbury visits Truro (From Falmouth Packet)

New Archbishop of Canterbury visits Truro

9:06am Tuesday 19th March 2013 in News

Bright sunshine greeted the new Archbishop of Canterbury as he arrived in Truro yesterday and walked to the Cathedral for a day of prayer.

Most Reverend Justin Welby was greeted at Lemon Quay by children from the Archbishop Benson CE Primary School and officially welcomed to Cornwall by the Lord-Lieutenant, Colonel Edward Bolitho OBE, before walking to the Cathedral – accompanied enthusiastically by drummers from the school band – giving prayer cards and candles to everyone he met along the way.

Once inside, he was joined by hundreds of people from across Cornwall.

Inside the Cathedral, were a whole host of different means of prayer, ranging from a prayer labyrinth and prayer trees to more traditional methods involving silence or music with which to pray with the Cornish Saints. There was also a special prayer corner for all the children who came along to join in with the Archbishop’s ‘Journey in Prayer’.

A spokesman for the Diocese said: "Archbishop Justin received a warm welcome from everyone he met and with whom he prayed; and the news that he is to visit Cornwall for three days later this year – from 15-17 November – has been greeted with great joy."